Update on Curly Rex kit

[Lil Acorn Acres Farm]

Some realizations I have regarding this bun.
1. He was out of the box shivering at 12 days old.
2. Lost most of his fur. Kept his hat and boots on.
3. Fat and furry at almost six weeks.
So, I noticed his body temp. Is quite warm compared to the other buns. Could that be the reason for #1 & #2 occurrences?
Pictures of him today.

 

[ladysown]

some curly coats (astrex) go bald for a spell. I don't know why

 

[ohiogoatgirl]

Ya astrex was my first thought. Wasn't there someone on here years ago who had them pop up? They would always go bald and regrow fur as little kits.

 

[Lil Acorn Acres Farm]

Judymac gave me that link to astrex, but the article doesn't mention the increase in body temp. Which I think is why he kept getting out of the box. (Til I switched it to a bigger box.)
Just a thought.

 

[judymac]

the article doesn't mention the increase in body temp. Which I think is why he kept getting out of the box. (Til I switched it to a bigger box.)

Fascinating. Might indeed be an issue no one has noticed before. It is an interesting theory I haven't heard that certainly is worthy of more research. So glad to hear the kit came through fine and furred out so beautifully.